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DAYTONA BEACH — Joey Logano seemed to be on his way to an easy-peasy victory in the Daytona 500, ahead of a frantic scramble of three-wide competitors trying to play catch-up. And then a caution came out when Ty Dillon and Justin Allgaier became entangled. "Crap," Logano thought to himself. He had plenty of time — 6:43, in fact — to sort it all out in more rationale terms as NASCAR officials parked all cars along Daytona International Speedway to clear debris off the track for a green-white-checkered two-lap finale. "They give you a red flag to make you sit on that and make you really nervous," Logano said. "Once you get over the fact that...

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DAYTONA BEACH — Joey Logano seemed to be on his way to an easy-peasy victory in the Daytona 500, ahead of a frantic scramble of three-wide competitors trying to play catch-up.And then a caution came out when Ty Dillon and Justin Allgaier became entangled....

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Bad boys are good for business.
Ask the folks at NASCAR, though they might not so forthcoming because encouraging reckless behavior isn't something you'll find in the employee handbook.
They've struck a wink-wink deal with Brad Keselowski, who is...

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — IndyCar champion Will Power led a Team Penske sweep in qualifying for the long-awaited opener.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joey Logano, the driver who has spent seven years trying to live up to impossible expectations, raced to his first career Daytona 500 victory Sunday as he continued to reward Roger Penske for catapulting him into one of NASCAR's...

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